The building shown in the image is NOAA's Atmospheric Research Observatory, spoken "ARO" in the native tongue. A rope tied between the flags marks the path to ARO during stormy weather when visibility may drop to a few meters. Getting lost between buildings at the South Pole is a dangerous possibility regarded with grave concern. Thus, the flaglines...

The black and white version of this image looks much smoother than the original, due to a strange crosshatched pattern that seemed to show up occasionally in my digital images. Luckily, the patterns were offset enough between color channels that the combination of each made for a smooth image.